History Awesome / IndependenceDayResurgence

** Another awesome and powerful moment for the human race is that from what we briefly saw of Singapore's skyline, London (before it's destruction), Paris, Kuala Lumpur's Peronas Twin Towers, and Dubai's Burj Khalifa was that we were able to rebuild all of our beloved monuments within a span of '''14''' years (reconstruction efforts began right after the first War which ended in 2010), to see us feeble humans rebuild old timers such as ''Big Ben'' and the ''Palace of Westminster'', the ''Thames River Bridge'' and the ''Houses of Parliament'' from London, the ''Eiffel Tower'' all of which were built back in the 1800's (which took longer to build back in those times), from the oldest landmarks such as the Dome on the Rock in Jerusalem, the St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, the Namdaemun Gate in Seoul, to the modern ones like the ''London Eye'', and many others exactly as we last saw them from our memories right before their tragic destructions within that timeframe thanks to alien technology being repurposed takes a lot of dedication and hard work, to see these beloved monuments rise once again would have been seen as an ImpossibleTask and humanity succeeded.

** Another awesome and powerful moment for the human race is that from what we briefly saw of Singapore's skyline, London (before it's destruction), Paris, Kuala Lumpur's Peronas Twin Towers, and Dubai's Burj Khalifa was that we were able to rebuild all of our beloved monuments within a span of '''14''' years (reconstruction efforts began right after the first War which ended in 2010), to see us feeble humans rebuild old timers such as ''Big Ben'' and the ''Palace of Westminster'', the ''Thames River Bridge'', the ''Eiffel Tower'' all of which were built back in the 1800's (which took longer to build back in those times), even the oldest landmarks such as the Dome on the Rock in Jerusalem, the St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, to the modern ones like the ''London Eye'' and many others exactly as we last saw them from our memories before their tragic destructions within that timeframe thanks to alien technology being repurposed takes a lot of dedication and hard work, this would have been seen as an ImpossibleTask.
*** Even more awesome....the '''Eiffel Tower''' (yes that Eiffel Tower) after being the victim of MonumentalDamage in most destruction scenes it appears in (if not it's main [[ButtMonkey favorite victim]]) actually ''survives'' the destruction of Paris completely unscathed this time around, the French definitely upped their game with the Tower's durability to be able to survive getting flatten by the Mothership, it shows that they're not letting them take their beloved Tower again after already watching it get destroyed in the first invasion.[[note]]as seen under WhatCouldHaveBeen, the Eiffel Tower would have been destroyed by the falling Burj Khalifa in place of the London Eye, had the Paris Terrorist Attacks in 2015 not happened.[[/note]]

** Another awesome and powerful moment for the human race is that from what we briefly saw of Singapore's skyline, London (before it's destruction), Paris, Kuala Lumpur's Peronas Twin Towers, and Dubai's Burj Khalifa was that we were able to rebuild all of our beloved monuments within a span of '''20''' years, to see us feeble humans rebuild ''Big Ben'' and the ''Palace of Westminster'', the ''Thames River Bridge'', the ''Eiffel Tower'' all of which were built back in the 1800's (which took longer to build back in those times), the ''London Eye'' and many others exactly as we last saw them from our memories before their tragic destructions within that timeframe thanks to alien technology being repurposed takes a lot of dedication and hard work.
*** Even more awesome....the '''Eiffel Tower''' after being the victim of MonumentalDamage in most destruction scenes it appears in (if not it's main favorite victim) actually ''survives'' the destruction of Paris completely unscathed, the French definitely upped their game with the Tower's durability to be able to survive getting flatten by the Mothership, it shows that they're not letting them take their beloved Tower again after already losing it in the first invasion.[[note]]as seen under WhatCouldHaveBeen, the Eiffel Tower would have been destroyed by the falling Burj Khalifa in place of the London Eye, had the Paris Terrorist Attacks in 2015 not happened.[[/note]]

** Another awesome and powerful moment for the human race is that from what we briefly saw of Singapore's skyline, London (before it's destruction), Paris, Kuala Lumpur's Peronas Twin Towers, and Dubai's Burj Khalifa was that we were able to rebuild all of our beloved monuments within a span of '''20''' years, to see us feeble humans rebuild ''Big Ben'' and the ''Palace of Westminster'', the ''Thames River Bridge'', the ''Eiffel Tower'', the ''London Eye'' and many others exactly as we last saw them from memory before their tragic destructions within that timeframe thanks to alien technology being repurposed takes a lot of dedication and hard work.

*** Even more awesome....the '''Eiffle Tower''' after being the victim of MonumentalDamage in most DisasterFilms it appears in (if not it's main favorite victim) actually ''survives'' the destruction of Paris completely unscathed, the French definitely upped their game with the Tower's durability to be able to survive getting flatten by the Mothership.

** Another awesome and powerful moment for the human race is that from what we briefly saw of Singapore's skyline, London (before it's destruction), Paris, Kuala Lumpur's Peronas Twin Towers, and Dubai's Burj Khalifa was that we were able to rebuild all of our beloved monuments within a span of '''20''' years, to see us feeble humans rebuild ''Big Ben'' and the ''Palace of Westminster'', the ''Thames River Bridge'', the ''Eiffel Tower'', the ''London Eye'' and many others exactly as we last saw them from memory within that timeframe thanks to alien technology being repurposed takes a lot of dedication and hard work.
*** Even more awesome....the '''Eiffle Tower''' after being the victim of MonumentalDamage in most DisaterFilms (if not it's main favorite victim) actually ''survives'' the destruction of Paris completely unscathed, the French definitely upped their game with the Tower's durability.

** New Washington or more specifically the rebuilt Washington, D.C. The city was one of the first destroyed in the War of 1996 and was reconstructed after the war. The city in 2016 looks ''incredible'', like D.C. in our time would look like sixty or seventy years from now. Alien technology has allowed monorails to criss-cross the National Mall (even in front of the White House), hovering TV screens surround the Capitol Building (which has been rebuilt with a thicker and shorter dome, a different taller frontal design and a multinational display at its base) and immense skyscrapers are visible throughout the city.

* Dikembe's tribe fought against an alien force for ten years on their own, their father refusing help from other nations. Dikembe himself has his arms tattooed with marks for each alien he's killed. There are a ''lot'' of marks.

-->That's right. We've got you. On behalf of the planet Earth; Happy fourth of July!

* The Harvester ship is a CMOA for the aliens. It absolutely dwarfs the previous mothership, is the size of ''the entire Atlantic Ocean'', has its own gravity, and literally drops Kuala Lumpur on top of London without deploying a single weapon. Oh, and it's powerful enough to tunnel into the Earth and suck out the molten core.

* The Harvester ship is a CMOA for the aliens. It absolutely dwarfs the previous mothership, is the size of ''the entire Atlantic Ocean'', has its own gravity, and literally drops Kuala Lumpur on top of London without deploying a single weapon. Oh, and it's powerful enough to [[spoiler:tunnel into the Earth and suck out the molten core.]]

* [[spoiler:President Whitmore's]] HeroicSacrifice.
* After spending much of the movie as a ButtMonkey, low-level accountant Floyd turns [[spoiler: into a fantastic alien-fighting machine, blowing away several of them as they attack the sphere. Even warlord Dikembe is impressed.]]
* The Sphere considers the takedown of [[spoiler:the Harvester Queen]] as a moment of awesome for humanity. So much so that [[spoiler:it asks us to lead LaResistance against the harvester aliens.]]

** The crowner is at the end of the engagement. The Queen decides to leave a door open so that the bombers can sneak into the Harvester, only for an EM pulse to disable all the fighters inside, and releases mobile shield generator drones to attach themselves to the cold fusion missiles on the bombers, which completely suppress the explosions when the cold fusion bombs go off - bombs which could kill everything from the Area 51 base '''to Houston'''.
*** The strategy turned out so well [[spoiler:[[{{Irony}} that David used it against her]], just as he used the Harvesters' own strategy against them in the first movie.]]

-->'''David''': [[SummonBiggerFish That is definitely...bigger than the last one.]]

David: [[SummonBiggerFish That is definitely...bigger than the last one.]]

* Two great leaders of two great races finally meet eye to eye. One glaring with the utmost hate, the other utterly devoid of fear. [[HumansAreWarriors: Guess who wins.]]

** New Washington or more specifically the rebuilt Washington, D.C. The city was one of the first destroyed in the War of 1996 and was reconstructed after the war. The city in 2016 looks ''incredible'', like D.C. in our time would look like sixty or seventy years from now. Alien technology has allowed monorails to criss-cross the National Mall (even in front of the White House), hovering TV screens surround the Capitol Building (which has been rebuilt with a thicker and shorter dome, a different taller frontal design and a multinational display at its base) and immense skyscrapers are visible throughout the city.

* Face it, you nearly cried when they used Bill Pullman's original Independence Day speech in the trailer.

--> '''Dr. Okun''': Time to kick some serious alien ass.

*** The strategy turned out so well [[spoiler:[[{{Irony}} that David used it against her]], just as he used the Harvesters' own strategy against them in the first movie.]]

* The Harvester ship is a CMOA for the aliens. It absolutely dwarfs the previous mothership, is the size of ''the entire Atlantic Ocean'', has its own gravity, and literally drops Dubai on top of London without deploying a single weapon. Oh, and it's powerful enough to [[spoiler:tunnel into the Earth and suck out the molten core.]]

* Doubling as a Funny Moment, Jake distracting the alien mission control so the other pilots can sneak into fighting ships by peeing right in front of them while FlippingTheBird. That took serious [[{{Pun}} balls]].

--> '''Dr. Okun''': Time to kick some serious alien ass.

* When the alien using Whitmore to speak attacks, it's able to fight back with a laser cannon against the soldiers. Cue warlord Dikembe, sliding under its legs and then stabbing it to death with his katanas.

* The Sphere considers the takedown of [[spoiler:the Harvester Queen]] as a moment of awesome for humanity. So much so that [[spoiler:it asks us to lead LaResistance against the harvester aliens.]]